David Schlesinger is a partner in the Minneapolis office of Nichols Kaster, PLLP. His experience includes victories as first chair trial counsel. He has successfully litigated a wide variety of employment claims from discrimination to wage and hour to claims under the Federal Railway Safety Act. His practice includes an emphasis on the intersection of employment and business disputes, including litigation of breach of fiduciary duty and minority shareholder claims. He has effectively defended employees from non-compete and trade secret claims brought by their former employers. Mr. Schlesinger is the president of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.